My Head Has Had IT

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

I am not sure if the tensioner is swinging the aux belt is tight as possible but I don't understand that the cambelt is trying to come off so I think it would be best to fit a new cam kit just for a piece of mind as I renewed the gasket and and rebuilt the head I don't want to be flying down the dual and the belt would ether come off or snap.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yeah but if you don;t fit the tensioner back on right again its gonan do the same.

I never asked about the aux belt, I asked about its pulley on the crank.

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

The aux pulley is torqued up 90 Nm as its says in the manual I will check the tensioner again tomorrow if you are right and I'm a muppet.

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

hey Chris I checked out the tensioner it was fitted fine but had it off to check it out the bearings have gone on it.

It rattles and quite stiff when I turn it by hand and there is a bit of play in it.

So I will replace the upper tensioner and put on another belt as the new one has started to fray don't want to risk it.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

New ones usually are stiff...not excessivley stiff but enough not to really spin freely when you kinda spin it by hand and let go.

The new belt if fraying? Get a pic, but it could be that its been rubbing on something...like a misfitted tensioner for example.

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

The car has now lost a lot of power I went to check it out there is a funny smell coming from the engine took off the oil cap there's a lot of pressure coming out of the oil cap smells like exhaust fumes
I think I have some valves bent. Just want any of you guys let me know if I am right.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

bent valves won't cause that. did you get the head skimmed? Cos it sound sliek its leaking.

Unless the bottom ends away

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

the head had a light skim please don't tell me the headgasket gone again.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

was it flat though? Did you ckeck? I have seen soem bad skims.

Was th eblock face flat and clean?

did you torque the head tight?

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

the oil pressure gauge go's very high when I rev the car

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

its meant to

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

the head and block faces was very clean one thing I just found my toque wrench is broken a few days after the I did up the head could that be the problem.

I have to go now I'm going to night college doing car paint refinishing course speak to you later

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

only needs torqued to 20 odd nm anyway, then its angle tightened.

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

my toque wrench is knacked the settings are all over the place I could set it to 25 Nm but is would be something like 15 Nm. I'm going to get a new one tomorrow.

What do you think I should do now get a new headgasket and the head bolts???

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

did you angle tighten them up? many people have forgotten to to angle tighten them and only down them up to 25nm or so! cough*wicked neo*cough

if it needs nipped up then theres a chance you can get away with just tightening the bolts up

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

yes I did angle tighten them 107 degrees but the torque settings my be wrong in the first place.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

pull the head back off and have a look. did you try and rock the pistons?

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

yes small amount of movment

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

how small?

Level 5 User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 111

very small but I can hear a small click when I do it

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

if you can't see it but can feel/hear it slighty then thats ok.

Still get the head off and have a look.